Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 30, 2009 11:01
14 yrs ago
Italian term
Also an English teacher
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, French to English, English to Spanish
timbriche
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Music
hi, can anyone think of a better word than timbres? this is a translation about a band called lo truc. thanks alot.
The three versatile musicians have produced a thoughtful blend of the various traditional instruments, , with their different timbres
Lo Truc
è una formazione che nasce nel 2003 c l'intento di proonporre musica tradizionale occitana e di propria composizione attraverso uno studiato connubio tra le differenze timbriche dei diversi strumenti della tradizione
The three versatile musicians have produced a thoughtful blend of the various traditional instruments, , with their different timbres
Lo Truc
è una formazione che nasce nel 2003 c l'intento di proonporre musica tradizionale occitana e di propria composizione attraverso uno studiato connubio tra le differenze timbriche dei diversi strumenti della tradizione
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | timbres |
Pnina
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| 3 +2 | tone colors |
Yasutomo Kanazawa
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| 4 | the different sounds |
Oliver Lawrence
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| 4 | the particular sounds |
Kristel Kiesel
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Change log
Dec 14, 2009 10:55: Pnina Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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timbres
The definition of timbre is:
"Term describing the total quality of a sound: a clarinet and an oboe sounding the same note are said to produce different timbres."
www.answers.com/topic/timbre-music
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Note added at 41 mins (2009-11-30 11:42:44 GMT)
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I am adding the definition of "timbre" that appears in the encyclopedia britannica.
"Quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument, voice, or other sound source from another."
www.answers.com/topic/timbre
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Note added at 44 mins (2009-11-30 11:45:59 GMT)
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Correction: Term describing the tonal quality of a sound.
"Term describing the total quality of a sound: a clarinet and an oboe sounding the same note are said to produce different timbres."
www.answers.com/topic/timbre-music
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Note added at 41 mins (2009-11-30 11:42:44 GMT)
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I am adding the definition of "timbre" that appears in the encyclopedia britannica.
"Quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument, voice, or other sound source from another."
www.answers.com/topic/timbre
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Note added at 44 mins (2009-11-30 11:45:59 GMT)
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Correction: Term describing the tonal quality of a sound.
Peer comment(s):
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pincorvaja (X)
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Thank you, Patrick.
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Barbara Wiebking
44 mins
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Thank you, kriddl.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Japan
Japan
Scientia est potentia
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, German to Japanese, Italian to Japanese, and 3 more.
tone colors
How about this one?
Note from asker:
| how can this be right!!?? |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Barbara Wiebking
: Would work. But I do like timbres too!
11 mins
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Thank you kriddl
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Jim Tucker (X)
: usable alternative; in this case, asker wants "differences in tone color" (i.e., singular)
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Thank you Jim
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Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
Texts with zest by a Chartered Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: Italian to English, English
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45
the different sounds
the 'sound' of an instrument, or of a group as a whole, is a very well understood idea in popular music
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-30 12:08:59 GMT)
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or 'vibes' if you wanted something more jazzy
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-30 12:08:59 GMT)
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or 'vibes' if you wanted something more jazzy
Note from asker:
| hmmm, I think different timbres sounds better, or the tonal differences. What do you think? thanks |
2 days 2 hrs
Kristel Kiesel
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Learning and growing with my clients
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, Latin to English, English to Latin
Related KudoZ points
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4
the particular sounds
"Timbres" or "tone colors" are just fine and will be easily understood by any musically literate reader (see link for another definition of "timbre"). However, for an audience that is not as familiar with musical terminology, I think "...a thoughtful blend of the various traditional instruments with their particular sounds..." would work just as well.
Reference:
Discussion
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tone color